Man arrested in connection to Roanoke homicide

He was arrested at a Richmond home

Courtesy of Roanoke City Police.

ROANOKE, Va. – Marcus Clark Jr. was arrested around 2 p.m. this afternoon at a Richmond home. 

He was arrested by members of the U.S. Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitives Task Force. 

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Police say he was arrested without incident.


Roanoke police are searching for the man who they say is connected to a fatal shooting on Thursday evening. 

Authorities say police went to the 700 block of 18th Street NW after receiving reports that a man was shot. 

They found 24-year-old Rashard Jessup inside a home with a gunshot wound.

He was taken to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. 

Police have obtained a warrant for 18-year-old Marcus Clark Jr. for second-degree murder in connection to the shooting. 

According to police, the two men knew each other. 

Anyone with information is asked to call police.


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